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Dear Members: Romance Writers of America was informed of the new venture between Harlequin Enterprises and ASI Solutions to form Harlequin Horizons, a vanity / subsidy press.

George Orwell would have loved this phrase (along with Subsidy Press).

These companies are also known as joint venture or subsidy presses.»

As a last resort, you can use a vanity or subsidy press.

Interviews with POD / Vanity Press / Subsidy Press insiders confirmed many of the past Ask Ron articles on the «pay to be published» industry.

The «get it done quick and easy» authors who use vanity presses or subsidy presses, like Author House, WestBow Press or IUniverse, may now find themselves in straw or... [Read more...]

The primary thing separating a trade publisher from a subsidy press is that a trade publisher undertakes to pay the publication expenses of the book.

You definitely make more profit per book than if you go with a subsidy press.

In particular, I'd like you to please read it before you sign up with a subsidy press like iUniverse or Lulu, so you understand what you are giving up when you go that route.

These warnings might simply say, «Not recommended,» or «Subsidy press, not recommended,» or «Charges fee.

A vanity press, also known as a subsidy press, is where the author pays a fee for the publication of the book.

This marketing philosophy is most commonly associated with the vanity and Subsidy Presses.

I generally feel that «indie author» not only includes all those who self - publish, whether they do it all themselves or hire a subsidy press, but also authors who are published by very small traditional presses.

But, on the issue of book sales: Griese points out that many important bookstores shy away from books published by subsidy presses because of their perceived inferior quality.

Which means Lulu is still a subsidy press, rather than a community of self - run micropresses.

If you like profits, subsidy presses are not your friends.

One big quibble: self - publishing and vanity or subsidy press are very different.

Subsidy presses mark up their printing costs, and then pay you only a percentage of sales (called «royalties»).

Learn the smart way to self - publish a book without dealing with a subsidy press, or ending up with thousands of dollars caught up in inventory and a garage full of dusty books.

(Hiring a freelancer to lay out your book usually costs less than the «packages» subsidy presses offer.)

But, just as a reminder: POD is simply a way to physically print books, and many publishers who are not self - publishers or subsidy presses are either going that route or seriously considering it already.

TLH, The stigma is widely perceived by prestigious review publications and by bookstore buyers, who have long associated Vantage with subsidy press books.

Subsidy presses have a stigma in the book - publishing world.

Self - publishers object to vanity / subsidy presses (like Author House) co-opting the terms «self - publish» and «print on demand.»

HH = Harlequin Historicals (one of the traditional category Harlequin lines — this is a new medallion logo they have added to front cover in recent months) Hh = Harlequin Horizons (the vanity / subsidy press recently launched) How they can legitimately think there won't be brand dilution is beyond me, when the biggest difference between these two brands is whether or not a letter is capitalized?

Too many subsidy presses have produced too many truly awful books.

A subsidy press offers the worst of two worlds.

A lot of people end up extremely unhappy (and significantly poorer) after using a subsidy press.

I view the difference between true self - publishing and publishing through a subsidy press as the difference between setting up your own entrepreneurial business versus buying into a franchise.

With a subsidy press, the opposite is true.

Unlike a «self - publishing company» (a.k.a. subsidy press), a book packager doesn't have any rights to the book.

In much the same way, subsidy presses often offer canned book templates, so your book looks like many others.

are all now associated with subsidy presses.

With a subsidy press, with few exceptions, you don't own your own ISBN.

Companies such as AuthorHouse or Vantage Press, which charge a fee for producing a book with their name in it as «publisher» are called vanity presses, or subsidy presses.

If you write a book and somebody else produces / manufactures that book (without charging you up - front money, which would make them a vanity / subsidy press) then you're a published author, not a self - published author.

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JRussell Productions is not a vanity or subsidy press; they pay 50 percent royalties on the ebooks they sell.

support all authors whether they are self - published, used a subsidy press, or were published by a small, medium, or large traditional publisher - but, please, please, be sure your book is edited professionally (and that doesn't mean spell - check, it means a professional editor)

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The «small press» turned out to be iUniverse, a subsidy press that only offers a 20 % discount and doesn't allow for book returns — two conditions that make it impossible for most stores to carry their books.

At least the sales reps at the subsidy presses are just doing their jobs.

Vanity or subsidy presses usually require payment by authors, or a minimum purchase of copies.

Watch out for vanity and subsidy presses who lure you in with fancy marketing and promises of literary success.

Royalties are better than what «real» publishers offer, but there are caveats, and true self - publishing pros prefer to cut out the subsidy press (which takes a cut) and go straight to a POD printer like Lightning Source to maximize profits.

If a subsidy press owns the ISBN, the author is not the publisher.)

The Author Selection Committee selects from more than 1,000 titles submitted each year and has found that many self - published titles, as well as those from vanity or subsidy presses, require additional professional editing and polishing that would enable them to be selected for the Festival.

Subsidy press books are the least likely of all to succeed.

It is not just vanity / subsidy presses who view self - publishers as, well, sources of additional income.